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Delete files permanently without having to send to recycle bin.

You can bypass the recycle bin completely by pressing shift+delete on the file being deleted. Be careful because it will be gone for good, just one less step.

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Is i t possible to recover file which bypassed the recycle bin?

Yes it is possible to recover the files which have bypassed the Recycle Bin. To recover these files you have to use some data recovery software. Here is the link http://www.recoveryfiles.org/windows-data-recovery.html to download a very good and efficient data recovery tool which can recover data which has been deleted from the Recycle Bin as well as the data which is deleted using Shift+Del key bypassing the Recycle Bin
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How do you delete a file?

right-click and select delete...or drag to recycle bin...or highlight/select then click delete on the toolbar or goto edit/delete
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how do I delete items

Hello,

The easiest way to delete items on your PC is by moving your pointer on it, then right click on it and select delete.

Remember though that when you do this, it is still on your PC, and if you want to get rid of it totally, just go and double-click on the recycle bin on your desktop, then delete the same file from it.

Alternatively, if you want to delete files COMPLETELY without letting it pass through recycle bin at all, when you are deleting it, just press and hold down the shift key while clicking on delete.

This deletes the item totally from your system and it will not even pass through the recycle bin.

Please be careful when you are using this 2nd option because any file you delete this way has left your PC TOTALLY.

Hope this helps.
Goodluck
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